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2 Aug 2010

Update: licensing

Roy Light considers late representations, ambushing the prosecution and various regulatory measures introduced in the leisure industry – including the new Licensing Act mandatory conditions

2 Aug 2010

Update: wills and probate

Helen Bryant reviews the share transfers in private companies, stakeholder pensions and death benefit, joint bank accounts and inheritance tax valuation

2 Aug 2010

Teething trouble

As another radical reform of the NHS looms on the horizon, the courts are still suffering the effects of the last dose of legislation. Nicola Marchant and Kate Gomery report on the High Court's first taste of a dentistry contract dispute

2 Aug 2010

A different picture

Despite the success many British businesses have enjoyed thanks to the rise in popularity of the 'staycation', the leisure sector is not immune to the damaging effects of the economic crisis – but is it all bad news? Ailsa Dixon reports

2 Aug 2010

No holding back

The government has a duty to protect children held in detention, but its manual on restraint offers a disturbing insight into the violent treatment of young offenders, says Lucy Corrin

2 Aug 2010

Stepping back

The Family Division's refusal to order surgery for a severely disabled boy reveals a growing judicial reluctance to get involved with medical decisions, says Barbara Hewson

2 Aug 2010

Order of the day

Community treatment orders are subject to strict criteria, but the rules concerning a patient's suitability for an order and when they might be recalled to hospital would benefit from greater clarity, says Laura Davidson

2 Aug 2010

Use it or lose it

Local authorities looking to sell off assets linked to schools or public facilities should be aware that trying to change the purpose of land could result in it being taken back by estate. Michael Fahy explains how reverter clauses work